FWIW,
Regardless of which it is, yeast proper or leavened dough (which I think is the more likely referent, because it would "keep"), to be rid of it on an annual basis was a call to repentance. I don't know what JJ's take is (possibly similar) but to purge the leaven was a reminder of leaving this world (Egypt),
in particular its influences, behind.
The new year meant a new loaf, none of the old "taste". A godly batch, with godly influence, in the land God promised. But one year later, you realize Egypt's back, sin is in my life, the world is too much with me. Passover time again. Time for new resolutions, time for new repentance, and a fresh start.
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